Italian War

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The Italian War, also known as the Social War, was a conflict (91–88 BCE) between the Roman Republic and its Italian allies who sought Roman citizenship and equal political rights.

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Label Occurrences
Italian War canonical 3
Italian War (91–88 BCE) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient war
civil war
war
cause demand for Roman citizenship by Italian allies
demand for equal political rights within the Roman state
conflictType internal conflict of the Roman Republic
endDate 88 BCE
followedBy Sulla’s First Civil War
hasAlias Bellum Sociale
Marsic War
Social War
historicalPeriod Late Roman Republic
languageOfPrimarySources Latin
legalOutcome Lex Iulia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda
Lex Plautia Papiria
Lex Pompeia
mainItalianPeoplesInvolved Hernici
surface form: Hirpini

Lucani
Marrucini
Marsi
Paeligni
Picentes
Samnites
Vestini
militaryTheater Central Italy
Southern Italy
newCapitalOfRebelItalians Corfinium
notableCityInConflict Asculum
Corfinium
notableCommander Gaius Marius
Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
opponent Roman Republic
Socii
partOf history of the Roman Republic
place Italian Peninsula
politicalConsequence extension of Roman citizenship throughout Italy south of the River Po
reorganization of Roman voting tribes to include new citizens
precededBy Gracchan social and political conflicts in Rome
primaryBelligerent Italian allies of Rome
Roman Republic
rebelStateName Italy
surface form: Italia
relatedTo Roman citizenship law
Roman–Italian relations
result Roman victory
granting of Roman citizenship to most Italian allies
integration of Italian communities into the Roman citizen body
startDate 91 BCE

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Social War alsoKnownAs Italian War
Bellum Sociale alsoKnownAs Italian War
Marsic War hasAlias Italian War
Socii (Italian allies) significantEvent Italian War
this entity surface form: Italian War (91–88 BCE)